Author's Note: Hey! Long time, no update! Im so sorry about that! But this week will be alot of down time for me meaning alot of new chapters for you! I'm planning some big things so this chapter didn't have alot of action, sorry bout that. Anyways, here i my tumblr and i love to hear from you guys!
VI.
After the day's lunchtime food fight, the afternoon passed uneventful, the campers had gone to their afternoon activities consisting of arts and crafts, woodcraft, archery, swimming, canoeing and many others, and now sat tiredly in the mess hall finishing up dinner.
A little bell was rung from the head-table, where Jaha and a series of other adults such as the camp coordinator, Marcus Kane, sat. Setting the bell down, Kane stood up to make his usual announcements. "Hello everybody!" Marcus started, looking around the room, "I hope you all had a great first day!" Many of the older camper tables burst out in part howls. Gesturing with his hands to quiet down Marcus continued, "I trust you have all settled in to your cabins well, so without further ado- drum roll please" joining in, all the counselors and older campers started hitting their hands onto the tables creating an uproar, "Tonight's evening program is… CAMPFIRE!"
The room suddenly burst into a clutter of voices and excited kids jumping in their seats. It was no surprise that tonight's EP (evening program) would be a campfire, usually, the camp was divided in two- older and younger- halves, and sent off to play a group game of manhunt, or something, but tonight being the first night of camp, it was traditionally a whole camp- campfire.
"Campfire starts at 8:00! Remember, the bugs are bad so cover up, as well as put on bug spray. See you then!" And with that, the mess hall that had been tentatively listening, turned to chaos as the campers quickly fled back to their cabins to cease the bit of time they had until the campfire.
Walking up to her camper's cabin, she lightly tapped on the door. 'The sign read Cabin 5', sending memories of her camper-days flooding back to her. Poking her head in first, she walked in, greeted with the warm smiles of her campers.
The wooden cabin had a few screen windows and five beds located around it. All over the walls were names and years of campers in colored markers, showing the years of history. In the far corner, a bed was pushed against a wall where the wooden boards of the wall were notably newer than the rest of the cabin, making Clarke smile.
Charlotte quietly patted a spot beside her on her bed, gesturing for Clarke to sit down, smiling she joined her camper on her bed.
"Hey, Clarke?" Harper said, looking up from her book across the room, "Do we get to write our names on the wall?" she asked, holding up a set of coloured markers.
"Of course, looks like you came prepared!" Around the room the girls lit up happily, calling for Harper to pass them a marker.
As the girls excitedly searched the wall for an empty space, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" sang Fox, not looking up from where she began to sign her name.
Opening the door, Octavia happily walked in, "Hey girls," she happily said, as she took the spot beside Clarke on the bed, that Charlotte had abandoned to write her name on the wall.
"Everyone, this is Octavia," Clarke said. The girls mumbled a few greetings but kept hard at work on the wall, some even putting little murals to accompany their names.
"Cute group, have you told them about those fresh boards in the corner?" Quietly asked Octavia, nodding to the far corner.
"Nope, and I intend to keep it that way," said Clarke, "I think it's best that they don't know that I spent more time in Jaha's office than in the lake, as a camper."
Octavia nodded, "Want to sit together at Campfire?" she asked, "The rest of my cabin wants to bail, they're not fans of the munchkins," Octavia said, gesturing around the room to the little kids. "But I want to hang out with you guys."
Clarke nodded, it wasn't completely uncommon for the older campers to skip, especially because their counselors were pretty easy going. "Yeah, for sure," Clarke smiled, as another knock was heard at the door.
"Come in" Called Fox again, this time glancing away from her masterpiece, "Oh" she said, as Bellamy walked in, Miller by his side.
"Hi," He greeted Fox, who looked up in awe. Turning away, he greeted Clarke, "Princess," he chimed, who was accompanied by Miller's royal-like bow in Clarke's direction. "Hey, O" he said, ruffling Octavia's hair with one hand.
Scowling, "Everyone, meet Bellamy," Clarke nodded to Bellamy's wingman, "I was under the impression you had more than one camper."
"They wanted to help get wood for the fire, what can I say? They're eager to please." He said shrugging. Looking around noticing the campers scribbling on the wall, "Hey girls," They all looked up tentatively, "If you guys can find, Clarke's name on the wall, I'll tell you the story behind those new boards," he said pointing to the corner.
"You didn't tell us you were a camper in this cabin!" exclaimed Charlotte happily as
the girls sprung into action, abandoning their markers and starting their search.
Looking over to Bellamy, Clarke shot him a look, "You wouldn't dare."
Replying with his arrogant smirk "Would too," he mocked.
"Okay, that's my cue, see you at the campfire," Octavia said before sitting up off the camper's bed and exiting the tent.
"Found it!" Called Megan excitedly placing her finger on the wall. Giggling she egged Bellamy on, "Tell us the story!"
Clarke groaned as the girls all sat cross legged on their beds, "Your goody-two-shoes counselor over there isn't as innocent as she seems, she set this cabin on fire her third year," Bellamy said chuckling, shooting a look at Clarke that made her feel like she was a camper back in Jaha's office.
"That is so not true! It was your fault just as much as it was mine!" Clarke exclaimed defensively.
"Yeah, but it was your idea," He teased back. The camper's still looked a little skeptical of their counselor's capabilities, "Miller, help me move this bed," he said, walking over to the bed in the corner against the new wall. Easily they slid the bed away from the wall revealing a black-charcoaled area of wood, "They didn't have to redo the floor, because it was still stable." Bellamy justified.
The girls, and Miller, sat in surprise as Bellamy told the story, while Clarke sat with her arms crossed, looking down at her watch, hoping the campfire was soon. "I don't think Clarke could do it, she's too… tame" Megan said, making Clarke look up at her, eyebrow raised.
Bellamy laughed at Clarke's expression, "She's anything but tame, I can tell you that. Looks can be deceiving." He said, looking at her. Her blonde wavy hair cascading around her face as she shot him a snide look, she raised an eyebrow, sending him a look that to anyone else would clue them in to back off.
Rolling her eyes, Clarke checked her watch again, 7:50, finally. "Okay time to go," Clarke said.
"But I didn't get to tell them about the other dark spots on your camp record!" Bellamy playfully complained.
"Let's go co-captain, wouldn't want to be late now would we?" Clarke said, holding the cabin door open, gesturing everyone out.
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